Traveling in South Africa (2009)

A total of 9 species is included.

Traveling the Little Karoo, the Garden Route and the Cape of Good Hope:

2009-10-20 - 2009-11-11 in Gqeberha (former Port Elisabeth)

African ostrich / Afrikanischer Strauß (Struthio camelus)

Alternate classification: Struthio camelus domesticus
Also known as: Ostrich, South African ostrich, Common ostrich

Common ostrich. 2009-10-20 14.16.00 Gqeberha (former Port Elisabeth) Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto

Village weaver (Ploceus cucullatus)

Alternate classification: Ploceus cucullata

Probably a village weaver. 2009-10-20 14.33.26 Gqeberha (former Port Elisabeth) Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto


Probably a village weaver. 2009-10-20 14.45.14 Gqeberha (former Port Elisabeth)

Cape robin-chat / Kaprötel (Cossypha caffra)


Hmm, maybe Cape robin-chat. 2009-10-20 14.48.06 Gqeberha (former Port Elisabeth) Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto

Little grebe / Zwergtaucher (Tachybaptus ruficollis)


Little grebe. 2009-10-22 18.53.38 Gqeberha (former Port Elisabeth) Profile Wikipedia eBird Vogelwarte BirdLife ZH ornitho.ch bird-song.ch Xeno-Canto BirdID NABU

Striped kingfisher / Streifenliest (Halcyon chelicuti)


Our bed and breakfast host hand-feeding a striped kingfisher with mealworms. 2009-10-23 19.04.54 Gqeberha (former Port Elisabeth) Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto

Bokmakierie / Bokmakiriwürger (Telophorus zeylonus)


Bokmakierie. 2009-10-24 18.09.46 Gqeberha (former Port Elisabeth) Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto

African ostrich / Afrikanischer Strauß (Struthio camelus)

Alternate classification: Struthio camelus domesticus
Also known as: Ostrich, South African ostrich, Common ostrich

Common ostrich mating dance. 2009-10-25 08.00.50 Gqeberha (former Port Elisabeth) Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto

Village weaver (Ploceus cucullatus)

Alternate classification: Ploceus cucullata

Probably a village weaver near Addo Elephant Park. 2009-10-25 11.59.10 Gqeberha (former Port Elisabeth) Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto

African ostrich / Afrikanischer Strauß (Struthio camelus)

Alternate classification: Struthio camelus domesticus
Also known as: Ostrich, South African ostrich, Common ostrich

A common ostrich in the fields of southwestern South Africa. 2009-10-31 11.52.14 Gqeberha (former Port Elisabeth) Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto

Blue crane / Paradieskranich (Anthropoides paradiseus)

Alternate classification: Grus paradisea
Also known as: blucra2

Probably blue cranes. 2009-10-31 11.56.06 Gqeberha (former Port Elisabeth) Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto

Jackass penguin / Brillenpinguin (Spheniscus demersus)

Also known as: African penguin

African penguin. 2009-11-03 11.56.26 Gqeberha (former Port Elisabeth) Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto


African penguin. 2009-11-03 11.56.42 Gqeberha (former Port Elisabeth)


African penguins are also called donkey penguins because of their grating voices. 2009-11-03 12.06.56 Gqeberha (former Port Elisabeth)

Red-winged starling (Onychognathus morio)


Red-winged starling at the Cape. 2009-11-04 12.17.20 Gqeberha (former Port Elisabeth) Profile Wikipedia eBird Xeno-Canto


Red-winged starlings bickering or merely chattering. 2009-11-04 12.18.10 Gqeberha (former Port Elisabeth)